The little-known sole that’s about to become famous

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Shoppers often overlook megrim because of its unfamiliar name. Now it’s to get the Cornish treatment

I had never heard of megrim sole until I started buying fish in Cornwall. It flourishes off the Cornish coast, the Irish Sea and is occasionally found in Scottish waters.

Megrim is abundant all year round, although less so during March and April when it is breeding, and ranges from 180g to a kilo. It is a loose-textured sole with a sweet, clean flavour and is far superior, in my view, to witch or Torbay sole, which are also prolific in southwesterly waters. The jury is out on whether it measures up to lemon sole, with which it is often